Works by Robertson, Rachel Siow (exact spelling)

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    A Co‐Liberatory Framework for Big Data.Matthew Kuan Johnson & Rachel Siow Robertson - 2023 - Zygon 58 (3):749-769.
    This article provides an account of the ethical issues that arise when digital technologies and online spaces are structured by Big Data algorithms. We show that although the uses of Big Data may be new, traditional theological and ethical categories are still applicable, including “the sins of the fathers” from hamartiology and the scholastic concept of haecceity. Using these resources, we map the overall ecosystem in which digital technologies are developed and used, identifying the relationships between the individuals and organizations (...)
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    Kant on Touch, Embodied Activity, and the Perception of Causal Force.Rachel Siow Robertson - 2021 - Kant Studien 112 (2):217-238.
    In the Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science, Kant claims that perception of force through touch is fundamental to our knowledge of substance in space. However, he also holds that perception cannot have modal content. Causation is a modal notion, so how can Kant allow perception of causal force? In response to this puzzle, I provide a new reading of Kant’s theory of touch. Touch does not involve perception of the necessity of a cause, but it does involve awareness of the (...)
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